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Quiz about Middle Names Of TV Characters
Quiz about Middle Names Of TV Characters

Middle Names Of TV Characters Trivia Quiz


In the vein of my 'Middle Names Of Movie Characters' quiz, here's one devoted to your knowledge of the middle names and initials of famous TV show characters. Have at it!

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
63,328
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
Plays
4646
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (4/15), Luckycharm60 (15/15), Guest 174 (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Let's start with the 'Star Trek' stuff. What is the middle name of Commander William Riker (Johnathan Frakes) in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is the middle name of Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is the middle name of helmsman Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeil) on 'Star Trek: Voyager'? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. On to the 'Friends' gang. What is Joseph 'Joey' Tribbiani's middle name? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Again, on 'Friends,' what is the middle name of Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston)? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The middle name of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) was finally revealed in the 2001-2002 season of 'Friends.' What is it?

Answer: (One Word -- it's a woman's name, traditionally)
Question 7 of 15
7. Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) of 'Laverne and Shirley' has a fairly embarrassing middle name. What is it? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What is the middle name of Donna Hayward, the 'Twin Peaks' beauty played by Lara Flynn Boyle (who would later star in 'The Practice')? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What's the middle name of 'Seinfeld' character George Costanza (Jason Alexander)? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. The handyman on 'One Day At a Time' was an amusing character named Dwayne Schneider (Pat Harrington). What was his middle initial? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Anal-retentive, money-obsessed republican Alex Keaton (Michael J. Fox) was arguably responsible for the enormous popularity of 'Family Ties.' What was his middle initial? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Noah Wyle's 'ER' character, John Carter, is actually John T. Carter III. What is the middle name that he shares with his father and his grandfather?

Answer: (One Word (starts with a "T", obviously))
Question 13 of 15
13. We saw the full name of Harry Anderson's 'Night Court' character almost every episode, thanks to the name plate on his desk. What was the middle initial of Judge Harry Stone? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In the classic 1980's cop show '21 Jump Street,' Dustin Nguyen played a character whose real name was Lin Vanh Tranh. The name that he assumed as a teen upon illegally emigrating to America from Viet Nam was Harry Ioki. What was Ioki's middle name? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What's the middle name of Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff), the White House Communications Director on 'The West Wing'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let's start with the 'Star Trek' stuff. What is the middle name of Commander William Riker (Johnathan Frakes) in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'?

Answer: Thomas

Frakes, a jazz trombonist, lobbied with 'ST:TNG' producers to let his character's middle name be Thelonious (after Thelonious Monk)...but when a 'clone' of Riker was created in the sixth season episode 'Second Chances,' the 'other' Riker opted to take as his first name the middle name of the original William T. Riker, and 'Thomas' seemed a more viable first name than 'Thelonious,' for better or worse. Tiberius, of course, is the middle name of original 'Star Trek' captain James Kirk.
2. What is the middle name of Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'?

Answer: Lafayette

Stated several times during the seven-year run of 'ST:DS9,' my favorite of all the 'Star Trek' series (as unpopular an opinion as that may be). Ben was born and raised in New Orleans, where Revolutionary War figure General Lafayette is still considered a hero -- even, apparently, in the 24th century.
3. What is the middle name of helmsman Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeil) on 'Star Trek: Voyager'?

Answer: Eugene

Several times throughout the run of 'ST:VOY,' we're told that McNeil's character's full name is Thomas Eugene Paris.
4. On to the 'Friends' gang. What is Joseph 'Joey' Tribbiani's middle name?

Answer: Francis

We learn this when Phoebe uses Joey's full name in a moment of anger and frustration. Joey's response: 'Hey! What're you middle-naming me for?!'
5. Again, on 'Friends,' what is the middle name of Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston)?

Answer: Karen

In the same episode that Phoebe uses Joey's full name, Rachel's full name is revealed when Phoebe 'middle names' her, as well.
6. The middle name of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) was finally revealed in the 2001-2002 season of 'Friends.' What is it?

Answer: Muriel

Is anyone surprised that Chandler's middle name is less than masculine...?
7. Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) of 'Laverne and Shirley' has a fairly embarrassing middle name. What is it?

Answer: Wilhemina

During one particular spat between Laverne (Penny Marshall) and Shirley, the roommates began shouting embarrassing details about each other out their ground floor window. Shirley's middle name was one of the details shared with passersby...as was the fact that Laverne stuffed her bra. =)
8. What is the middle name of Donna Hayward, the 'Twin Peaks' beauty played by Lara Flynn Boyle (who would later star in 'The Practice')?

Answer: Marie

We see Donna's birth certificate in one of the last episodes of 'Twin Peaks.' Her full name is printed there, of course...even though the name of her biological father is conspicuously absent.
9. What's the middle name of 'Seinfeld' character George Costanza (Jason Alexander)?

Answer: Louis

We hear George's middle name mentioned several times throughout the series, but perhaps most notably in the episode where his high score on an old 'Frogger' machine (marked by his initials) was threatened by the imminent closure of a restaurant. George: 'GLC must live on!'
10. The handyman on 'One Day At a Time' was an amusing character named Dwayne Schneider (Pat Harrington). What was his middle initial?

Answer: F

Troy (Ethan Hawke) said it best in 'Reality Bites': 'You could cut the sexual tension between Schneider and Ann Romano with a knife.' Harrington's character frequently introduced himself as 'Dwayne F. Schneider.'
11. Anal-retentive, money-obsessed republican Alex Keaton (Michael J. Fox) was arguably responsible for the enormous popularity of 'Family Ties.' What was his middle initial?

Answer: P

Even if you've only watched the opening credits of the show, you should have gotten this one right -- his initials ('APK') were engraved in the silver-plated frame of the picture shown of his character. A number of players have sent me notes telling me that Alex's middle name was once revealed as "Peace," but no one can point me to the episode in which that factoid was allegedly revealed, so for the moment, I'm considering it an urban legend. Can anyone help me out?
12. Noah Wyle's 'ER' character, John Carter, is actually John T. Carter III. What is the middle name that he shares with his father and his grandfather?

Answer: Truman

Many times throughout the run of 'ER,' we hear Wyle's character referred to as John Truman Carter III. His father, played by former 'Family Ties' dad Michael Gross, actually goes by the name 'Jack.'
13. We saw the full name of Harry Anderson's 'Night Court' character almost every episode, thanks to the name plate on his desk. What was the middle initial of Judge Harry Stone?

Answer: T

As Bull (Richard Moll) used to say in almost every episode: 'All rise. Criminal Court Part II is now in session. The Honorable Harold T. Stone, presiding.'
14. In the classic 1980's cop show '21 Jump Street,' Dustin Nguyen played a character whose real name was Lin Vanh Tranh. The name that he assumed as a teen upon illegally emigrating to America from Viet Nam was Harry Ioki. What was Ioki's middle name?

Answer: Truman

Even after the other 'Jump Street' cops learned their colleague's real name, they continued to call him 'Harry.' They even called him 'Truman' on occasion.
15. What's the middle name of Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff), the White House Communications Director on 'The West Wing'?

Answer: Zachary

In the third season episode 'Ways and Means,' we hear a congressional committee read off the names of most of the senior White House staff, and Toby's full name is among those revealed.
Source: Author enfranklopedia

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